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I don't mean it like that, but tuning the idle on smaller engines to be leaned out then richening it up to bring the rpm back down is often missed. Tuning the top end is a piece of piss (top end on a bg86 blower is 7200rpm btw). I'm not on about a 500rpm difference on top end but balancing the H&L jet with the LA correctly. I learn't that I didn't have it right but now I know and it could be something the OP missed. If you have a tacho the process on a bg86 blower is: Turn the LA screw to set idle speed to 2700 Lean out L screw by turning clockwise until highest rpm is reached. keep winding out LA as you go so it is set to run lean/fast at 2700rpm meaning that the engine slows down if you turn the L screw either way. Once you reach that "sweet spot" then turn the L screw anti-clockwise until the RPM is 2500. It is now running slightly rich at idle. Pull the throttle and set the H jet so the RPM is around 6900 and then check that hasn't effected the idle (it shouldn't)

From my experience with replacement chinese carbs you are better off rebuilding the OEM one. That being said, how much tuning experience do you have and are you tuning with a tacho or by ear? I had issues with some of my chainsaws bogging and it turned out to be my inexperience of tuning saws that caused that.

Ah ffs. Where were you a week ago when I ordered them 😂 ah well. It's good reference for anyone else I guess!

Just for reference it was a removal that I overpriced and had to stretch out the time it took so the customer thought they were getting what they paid for although it does look like a reduction in that photo 😂 I took it as an opportunity to mess about with some new kit 😂 It was over an asbestos roof, an old rotten fence and then the customers garden was stacked full of nick-nacks. Here were the last 3 stems of 5 courtesy of my groundies potato cam. I was able to just about stretch it out to 1pm. received_477560300161078.mp4

I don't think that's bad considering you have no tickets or experience. When I worked in aviation guys were starting on £19,800 and that was with a degree, training, practical skills and their own tools and kit. 261 working days a year so 68.91 a day. After tax £1325 a month or £60.93 a day. That 9 hour day will be excluding Lunch and Break times which will bring it to 8 hours which is £8.61 an hour or more likely £8.91 to be on the minimum wage. I agree with others that wages haven't kept up with inflation and the cost of living however we don't make the rules. Sadly (and I don't mean this in a harsh way), but you have to be worth it to the company with tickets and ability or why would they pay you more? That being said I have been paying brash draggers with no tickets £130 a day because I priced it into the job and I don't mind paying someone more if they are able to talk to customers and they're clean, tidy and well spoken. Some of them are also older (45+) with kids and stuff so I don't mind helping them out. Sounds kind of harsh but I don't want my company represented on the ground by some swearing, badly spoken, pubic beard "lad" who spends half his day on his phone or having girl problems just because they are cheaper and I want to make £20 a day more. I've been warned off groundies by other companies near me after they were dealing drugs at work etc. I would pay the £20 to not have a pain in the arse groundie. Don't think I am saying you are the person above by the way 😂 You sound like you're on your way to being better paid.

Interesting stuff. I imagine they just use a planer blade sharpener, they usually have a 600mm bed so you can run both at the same time. Like you say, not worth it financially.

A two week turn around?! 😳 Almost makes it worth buying my own grinder at that point 😂

Who do you guys get to sharpen your blades? What sort of price do you pay?

Not a bad idea. I'll add that to the list of things I want to buy at the moment. Top of that list is a stein bollard as Im not a huge fan of the flying capstan. In relation to the screen, I posted up on the forst forum and they said that it's normal to have that highlighted which is still weird to me, like a red oil can on a car dashboard to show you have oil pressure but I don't make the rules 😂

They're nice at the moment but I'll get em sharpened as and when!

That's what I thought but it's one of those magnetic/eddy switches. Just annoys me as it's like having a warning light on the dash of a car 😂

Also, on your screen, does yours show the bonnet as red all the time? Mine shows the bonnet in red when it's down and then black when it's up like the switch is reversed?

They probably had knackered blades too 😂 how often do you get yours sharpened?

Only happened twice but just weird to me when I've been so used to timberwolves spinning on the surface! I really like it though. It seems to just mulch whatever I throw at it. It's nice that the stop bar isn't super sensitive either! For a 6" chipper I couldn't be happier 👌

Ahh I'll go to that and have a look! I'll check the roller motors actually. One of them seemed quite close to the hopper compared to the other. I've been having great fun with it, turn the speed down and fire through some big stuff. Only limitation I have found so far is the feed rollers stop sometimes when something's got a strong union on. The timberwolves I've used just keep turning. I've had a couple of times now where it's sucked up three 2" branches and got stuck and you can hear the overpressure valve hiss, same noise you get from an excavator when you hit its limits.

I recently bought a st6p from forst and it's been perfect so far. Quick, powerful and hasn't skipped a beat. I have 2 days off next week to get on top of stuff. One thing I want to do is give the chipper a proper check over and check things like the grease bank pipes to make sure they're not leaking and doing what they should etc. Are there any common faults or issues with the st6p that I should look at whilst it has a warranty? Thanks!

I have a TD5 90 that's not for arb work. If you're good with fixing things and you know your way around a socket set then get one. If you have to get the garage to do all the work then you're setting yourself up for some big bills. They're built like an old lorry which is solid BUT there's a lot of servicing and maintenance to do. Engine oil, Gearbox oil, transfer box, both axles, fuel filters, multiple oil filters, greasing driveshafts, steering linkages etc every year. What would be one rubber bush on a car will be about 6 on a defender, I just polybushed all the ones on the td5. Even simple stuff like wheel bearings, you can change one on a ford focus in about 20 minutes if you have the tool. A defender is multiple seals and setting torques and free play etc. Don't get me started on rust, i put a new rear cross member and repaired the bulkhead last year, same with the door slam panels and the battery tray. All I'm saying is if you don't love defenders, their heritage and what they are then don't buy one and get something jap. If you love tinkering and forming a bond with a car then get a defender.

Got my first day in the distels yesterday. Overall about 4 hours on spikes and I absolutely love them. So much more comfortable, not just the padding but the foot "hook" doesn't seem to dig into the arch of my foot either. Absolutely spot on 👌

Have you tied one end off on a tree or something and milked the rope through using a zz or a rope wrench etc to pull the outer sheath over the core a few times and re-melted the end? You might find it sorts itself out after the sheath has bedded in?

To be fair to it, it's tipped what I've had in it the last 4 days so it seems to have got better. I was hoping to not have tool storage that tipped but I'll see how it goes. The bed is immaculate so it seems a shame to swap it because of the ram. Ideally I want 2-3ft cut off and tool storage installed. It's probably overloaded anyway but if I can keep the overloading to under 30% then at least it's just a fine...

In case anyone stumbles across this thread with the same issue. The pressure is 200bar SIneo 22321042715450.pdf

Or beer 🍺🤣

Anyone on here a stump grinder in the Kingsteignton area? I have a client who needs a stump ground out. Access is kind of awkward in the sense that it's on a raised area so you might need loading ramps to drive up to it. Also looking for a stump grinder in Exeter as I have had multiple requests for stump grinding and it ain't my gig!

Depending on the skill of the tree surgeon they can make life-changing changes to someone's body too. Or their own. I had this issue the other day, I went to quote for a removal. Good access, 2 man job for a day. I quoted £360 which I think is unbelievably cheap. They made it out like I was ripping them off (they still took my quote after getting 3 others) I really think people have no idea about the cost of running a business. People see what they get on their paycheque for a days work and compare it. Let's look at that surgeon for example, let's say he gets £200 a day for numbers sake. Now, you aren't paying him for the work as it's on the NHS but if you did, would you expect to pay £200 for a days surgery or would you expect thousands? All the kit, the drugs, the support staff, facility, cleaning etc. I think people forget that out of the money we charge we also have to pay tax, groundies, equipment costs (which could be up in the 6 figure range), lolered inspections, insurance, fuel and then if one thing gets broken (like the tail light on my van the other day) the jobs f***** and you make no money.

I know, I know 😂 just the little voice in my head. I see a group of people filming and I can see myself ending up on one of those felling videos where someone sends a tree into a house 😂